Columns | Description |
001-011 | International Designator
- Launch Year (001-004)
- Launch of the Year (006-008)
- Piece of the Launch (009-011)
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014-018 | NORAD Catalog Number |
020-020 | Multiple Name Flag ("M" if multiple names exist; alternate names found in
satcat-annex.txt) |
021-021 | Payload Flag ("*" if payload; blank otherwise) |
022-022 | Operational Status Code
Note: The "U" code indicates that the satellite is considered operational according to the
Union
of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Satellite Database. |
024-047 | Satellite Name(s)
- Standard Nomeclature
- R/B(1) = Rocket body, first stage
- R/B(2) = Rocket body, second stage
- DEB = Debris
- PLAT = Platform
- Items in parentheses are alternate names
- Items in brackets indicate type of object
(e.g., BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] = tank)
- An ampersand (&) indicates two or more objects are attached
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050-054 | Source or Ownership |
057-066 | Launch Date [year-month-day] |
069-073 | Launch Site |
076-085 | Decay Date, if applicable [year-month-day] |
088-094 | Orbital period [minutes] |
097-101 | Inclination [degrees] |
104-109 | Apogee Altitude [kilometers] |
112-117 | Perigee Altitude [kilometers] |
120-127 | Radar Cross Section [meters2]; N/A if no data available |
130-132 | Orbital Status Code
- NCE = No Current Elements
- NIE = No Initial Elements
- NEA = No Elements Available
- DOC = Permanently Docked
- ISS = Docked to International Space Station
- XXN = Central Body (XX) and Orbit Type (N)
- AS = Asteroid
- EA = Earth (default if blank)
- EL = Earth Lagrange
- EM = Earth-Moon Barycenter
- JU = Jupiter
- MA = Mars
- ME = Mercury
- MO = Moon (Earth)
- NE = Neptune
- PL = Pluto
- SA = Saturn
- SS = Solar System Escape
- SU = Sun
- UR = Uranus
- VE = Venus
- 0 = Orbit
- 1 = Landing
- 2 = Impact
- 3 = Roundtrip
(e.g., SU0 = Heliocentric Orbit, MO2 = Lunar Impact)
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